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The Black Mages - Zeromus tab

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                             Zeromus - The Black Mages
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Tabbed by: JenoUnion
E-mail: CryofthePlanet@hotmail.com

This is without a doubt my favorite Black Mages song, but I couldn't find any tabs of it. I
tried my hand at learning it by ear and this is what I got. It might not be 100% accurate, but
it's a pretty good start. If some parts are confusing, consult the key.

Tuning: EADGBe (Standard)


Intro

Rhythm Guitar
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7----4----5----8-----------------------------------|
A|---5----2----3----6-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7----4----5----8-----------------------------------|
A|---5----2----3----6-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7----4----5----8-----------------------------------|
A|---5----2----3----6-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

Lead Guitar (All natural harmonics, listen to song for timing)
e|--R------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--S--------------------------------5~----v---v---v---v---v---v---v---------|
D|--T--------------------------5---5-----------------------------------------|
A|--x----------------------------5-------------------------------------------|
E|--x------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------3~--------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Both Guitars
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------3---5-3------------------------|
A|-------1---3-1-5-6-3-5---6----------------------------|
E|-5-2-3---5--------------------------------------------|

Main Riff

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------4*--|
E|-3--331--3--30-1-2--3--331--3--30-1-2--3--331--3--30-1-2--3--331--3--0----------|
      ppp     pp p p     ppp     pp p p     ppp     pp p p     ppp     p

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------4*--|
E|-3--331--3--30-1-2--3--331--3--30-1-2--3--331--3--30-1-2--3--331--3--0----------|
      ppp     pp p p     ppp     pp p p     ppp     pp p p     ppp     p

Melody Riff

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------13b15--13--11--------------------16b18--16--15------------|
G|-14-------------------14--12--15--17-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------15---17b18---17-------------------------------|
B|-16----13-15-16-----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

First Solo

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15--11-13--13b15--------------------|
G|-/11----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11-14-13----13-11--------------------------------------------|
G|----------14-------12b14r12-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------11~------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------14-17b18---r17-15-18b20---r18-15-17b18---r17-15-18b20---|
G|----------12-14-15---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-13-15------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------16b18-------------------------------------|
B|-18b20-----15-------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|---R------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---E--------------------------16~-------------------------------|
G|---S--------------------/15-------------------------------------|
D|---T------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---x------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---x------------------------------------------------------------|

*For this next section, dip the whammy bar a bit and hit the note, then raise it back up
to normal pitch; for the E and F# at the end of each part, apply vibrato with the whammy*
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------7----10----9~----------------------9----12-----11~------------|
D|--5----8-----------------------------7----10-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Keyboard Melody (All of the notes on the D string played here are semi-harmonics)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4-----4---------4-----4---------5-----5---------5-----5---------------|
A|-2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   p p   p p   p p p p   p p   p p p p   p p   p p p p   p p   p p

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4-----4---------4-----4---------5-----5---------5-----5---------------|
A|-2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   p p   p p   p p p p   p p   p p p p   p p   p p p p   p p   p p

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2---------2-----2---------5-----5---------5-----5---------------|
A|-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   p p   p p   p p p p   p p   p p p p   p p   p p p p   p p   p p

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2----------------------------|
A|-0-0---0-0---0-0------7--5--3-----------|
E|-----------------/x\--5--3--1------/x\--|
   p p   p p   p p


Rockin' Break (Hard to express the timing in tab...listen to the song)
e|-----R----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----S----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----T----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----x----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------4---3---4--3--5---4---5--4------------------------------|
D|------4---3---4--3--5---4---5--4------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/t/the-black-mages/317547.html ]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4---------4-5-2-3-8-----------6------------------------------------------|
A|--4---------2-3-0-1-6---6-6-6-8-4------------------------------------------|
E|--2---2-2-2-------------------6--------------------------------------------|
        p p p             p p p

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------5-----------------------5-7-8-----|
D|--------------------------5-----7--8---4---------4--8---7-8-5-7---5-----5-7-8-----------|
A|-5--6--5--8---6--5--8--5-----5-------8-----5--6-----------------8---6-8-----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

*Drum Fill*

Guitar Solo

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17---------------14--------------------------------20---------20---------------------|
G|-16b18--16p14h16------16--14--------------19b21-b21----b21-b21----b21-b21-19b21-------|
D|-----------------------------16-14--16/-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-x/16b18--r16-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------17p15p14-----17b18--r17-17p15p14-------------------------------------|
G|------------------------17----------------------17-15-17/19--15-17-18-14-17-15~-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-14------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----13----13--------------------------------------/15-13-16-15-18-16-------|
G|-------11----14-11-8-11-8v-^7-8-10-v^12-14-15-11v--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--13b15--11-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------12----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------12---------------10-8----------7-------------------------------|
D|------------------12-13-10-12-9------10-8-5-7---4~--v-------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

         *Natural Harmonics*
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0v-----5^--v-7^--v----3~--------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Keyboard Solo

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------4*--|
E|-3--331--3--30-1-2--3--331--3--30-1-2--3--331--3--30-1-2--3--331--3--0----------|
      ppp     pp p p     ppp     pp p p     ppp     pp p p     ppp     p


e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------4*--|
E|-3--331--3--30-1-2--3--331--3--30-1-2--3--331--3--30-1-2--3--331--3--0----------|
      ppp     pp p p     ppp     pp p p     ppp     pp p p     ppp     p

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------5/7-\5--|
E|-6--664--6--60-4-5--6--664--6--60-4-5--6--664--6--60-4-5--6--664--6--4--------------|
      ppp     pp p p     ppp     pp p p     ppp     pp p p     ppp     p

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------5/7*----|
E|-6--664--6--60-4-5--6--664--6--60-4-5--6--664--6--60-4-5--6--664--6--4--------------|
      ppp     pp p p     ppp     pp p p     ppp     pp p p     ppp     p

Melody Riff
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------13b15--13--11--------------------16b18--16--15------------|
G|-14-------------------14--12--15--17-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

 *Two guitars here, one ends the riff normally and the other starts it again with an A*

e|----------------15---17b18---17-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-16----13-15-16-------------------13b15--13-11--------------------16b18--16--15-----|
G|------------------------------------------------14--12--15--17----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------12-----------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------15---17b18---17-------------------------------|
B|-16----13-15-16-----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro
e|-------10--13-12-10----12-10-------10--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13b15--------------13-------13-12----13-12-10-13-12-10----12-10-------10--------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------12-------12-10----12-10-9-12-10-9-7--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10----12-----13-----14-----15-----15-----17~----------------------------|
G|-7----/9----/10----/11----/12----/13----/14--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----15----------------15-----------------15--------------------------|
B|--15----18p15-------15----18p15-------15-----18p15--------------------|
G|--------------17b19-------------17b19--------------17b19--------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|----------15----------------15-----------------15--------------------------|
B|-------15----18p15-------15----18p15-------15-----18p15--------------------|
G|-17b19-------------17b19-------------17b19--------------17b19--------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-----17----------------17-----------------17--------------------------|
B|--17----20p17-------17----20p17-------17-----20p17--------------------|
G|--------------19b21-------------19b21--------------19b21--------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------20----------------20-----------------20----------------20---------|
B|-------17----20p17-------17----20p17-------17-----20p17-------17----20p17---|
G|-19b21-------------19b21-------------19b21--------------19b21---------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

            *Natural harmonics*
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0v------^9v---^7v---^5v---^3~---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-5-6-3-5-------------------|
E|---------6-5-2-3*----------|


There you have it. Sorry if some things aren't perfect, but I tried my best. Let me know what
you think in the comments!

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| v   whammy dip
| ^   whammy rise
| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off (inside tab)/palm mute (under tab format)
| ~   vibrato
| *   pinch harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| r   Bend release
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